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Is Pizza Express Gluten-Free? Everything You Need To Know

Experience the Pizza Express gluten-free menu and enjoy certified bases, safe toppings, and allergen-friendly choices with our comprehensive guide.

Is Pizza Express gluten-free? For those of us living with gluten intolerance or coeliac disease, dining out can sometimes feel like a minefield.

However, Pizza Express has made significant strides in catering to gluten-free diners, offering a variety of options that are both delicious and safe.

From their gluten-free pizza bases, which can be used for all Romana and Classic pizzas, to their gluten-free pasta and desserts, Pizza Express has clearly put thought into providing a comprehensive gluten-free menu.

Additionally, they have implemented rigorous measures to minimize cross-contamination, including using separate preparation spaces and utensils for gluten-free dishes.

This commitment to inclusivity makes Pizza Express a welcoming spot for those seeking gluten-free dining options.

My husband and I sacrificed for this article by “testing” a pair of Pizza Express GF pizzas last night. Yes, they are delicious.

Your welcome! 😆

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Disclaimer

It’s important to note that this information is based on the most recent data available as of March 2025.

Always check with Pizza Express directly or consult their most up-to-date allergen information before ordering, especially if you have severe allergies or coeliac disease.

Pizza Express Allergen Policy (Gluten-Free)

You can find the Pizza Express Allergen Menu 2025 here.

Here is what Pizza Express has to say about its gluten-free menu.

“We offer a wide selection of gluten-free dishes, which are marked as ‘GF’ on our menus, as accredited by Coeliac UK.

All Romana and Classic recipes can now be ordered on a gluten-free base (made in our gluten-free bakery) and are served with a purple pizza slicer.

Our pasta recipes (except Chicken Parmigiana, Lasagna and Cannelloni) can be ordered gluten-free and are marked with a gluten-free sticker. Dough Balls ‘PizzaExpress’ are also available gluten-free.

Our Piccolo pizza and pasta recipes can all be ordered gluten-free and are marked with a gluten-free sticker. Piccolo Dough Balls are also gluten-free and are served in a small black dish. If your gluten-free choice does not match the above description, please ask a team member.

For restaurants that are situated in airport venues, gluten-free pizzas are served on a blackboard. To reduce the risk of cross-contamination, we only use loose, gluten-free rice flour in our kitchens.

Gluten-free dishes ordered via our website are delivered by a third party.

Please note that our gluten-free accreditation with Coeliac UK does not cover a situation where a third-party delivery company is used.
Gluten-free describes foods that contain gluten at a level of no more than 20 parts per million (20ppm)”.

Key explanation

• Not Gluten-free: ❌
• Gluten-free: ✅

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Appetisers, Dough Balls, & Starters

Appetisers
✅ Slow-Roasted Tomatoes
✅ Marinated Green Olives

Dough Balls
✅ Dough Balls Al Forno – Suitable for coeliacs if served with gluten-free Dough Balls
✅ Dough Balls PizzaExpress – Suitable for coeliacs if served with gluten-free Dough Balls
✅ Gluten-Free Dough Balls
✅ Hot Honey Dough Balls – Suitable for coeliacs if served with gluten-free Dough Balls
✅ Loaded Pesto Dough Balls – Suitable for coeliacs if served with gluten-free Dough Balls
✅ Blazing Hot Dough Balls – Suitable for coeliacs if served with gluten-free Dough Balls
✅ Vegan Dough Balls ‘PizzaExpress’ – Suitable for coeliacs if served with gluten-free Dough Balls
✅ Vegan Dough Balls Doppio –  Suitable for coeliacs if served with gluten-free Dough Balls

To Share
✅ Antipasti Platter – Suitable for coeliacs if served with gluten-free Dough Balls.
✅ Vegetable Antipasti Platter – Suitable for coeliac if served with gluten-free Dough Balls
✅ Dough Balls Doppio – Suitable for coeliacs if served with gluten-free Dough Balls

Starters
✅ Meatballs Al Forno – Suitable for coeliacs if served with gluten-free Dough Balls
✅ BBQ Chicken Wings
✅ Spicy Chicken Wings
✅ Lemon & Herb Chicken Wings (with House Dressing)
✅ Caprese Salad
❌ Mozzarella Sticks
❌ Calamari  In Dressing
❌ Bruschetta Originale ‘PizzaExpress’
❌ Buttermilk Chicken Goujons
❌ Garlic Bread with Mozzarella
❌ Garlic Bread with Vegan Mozzarella Alternative

Sides

✅ Rainbow Slaw
✅ Halloumi Bites
✅ Mac & Cheese – Suitable for coeliacs if served with gluten-free Fusilli pasta
✅ Mac & Cheese with ‘Nduja’ – Suitable for coeliacs if served with gluten-free Fusilli pasta
✅ Mixed Salad
❌ Polenta Chips

Dips

✅ Chilli & Basil Dip
✅ Italian Tomato Dip
✅ Sweet & Smoky BBQ Dip
✅ Basil & Pine Kernel Pesto Dip
✅ Houmous Dip
❌ Garlic Butter Dip

Salads

✅ Niçoise – Suitable for coeliacs if served with gluten-free Dough Balls
❌ Goat’s Cheese & Beetroot Buddha Bowl (with Dough Sticks)
❌ Grand Chicken Caesar (with Dough  Sticks)
❌ Vegan Buddha Bowl (with Dough Sticks)

Al Forno

✅ Peperonata – Suitable for coeliacs if served with gluten-free Fusilli pasta

✅ Pollo Pesto – Suitable for coeliacs if served with gluten-free Fusilli pasta
❌ Cannelloni
❌ Chicken Parmigiana
❌ Lasagna Classica

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Pizza (Classic, Romana, & Large Classic) – Gluten-free Base

✅ American
✅ American Hot
✅ BBQ Burnt Ends
✅ Calabrian Hot
✅ Chicken & Pancetta
✅ Fiorentina
✅ Funghi di Bosco
✅ Garlic Prawn
✅ La Reine
✅ Lombardy Speciale
✅ Queen Margherita
✅ Padana
✅ Pollo ad Astra
✅ Pollo Italiano
✅ Margherita
✅ Sloppy Giuseppe
✅ Smoky BBQ Chicken
❌ Create Your Own [Dine-Out Exclusive]: Due to the nature of this pizza, we cannot guarantee any allergen or dietary requirements.
❌ Duo Romana: Due to the nature of this pizza, we cannot guarantee any allergen or dietary requirements.

Vegan Pizza- Gluten-Free Base

✅ Spicy Melanzane
✅ Vegan Funghi di Bosco
✅ Vegan Giardiniera
✅ Vegan Margherita
✅ Vegan Padana

Leggera Pizza

❌ Leggera American Hot
❌ Leggera Padana
❌ Leggera Pollo ad Astra
❌ Leggera Pomodoro
❌ Leggera Vegan Giardiniera

Desserts, Gelato, & Sorbet

✅ Sorbet – Lime & Basil
✅ Sorbet – Raspberry
✅ Double Belgian Chocolate Brownie (with Vanilla Gelato)
✅ Frangelico Affogato
✅ Gelato – Salted Caramel – Suitable for coeliacs without the Wafer
✅ Gelato – Stracciatella – Suitable for coeliacs without the Wafer
✅ Gelato – Vanilla – Suitable for coeliacs without the Wafer
✅ Golden Caramel Chocolate Dough Balls – Suitable for coeliacs if served with gluten-free Dough Balls
❌ Honeycomb Cream Slice (with VanillaGelato)
❌ Lemon & Raspberry Cheesecake (with Vanilla Gelato)
❌ Baked Vanilla Cheesecake  (with Vanilla Gelato)
❌ Biscoff® Billionaire’s Sundae
❌ Chocolate Fudge Cake (with Vanilla Gelato)
❌ Tiramisu

Dolcetti

✅ Caffè Realee
✅ Chocolate Brownie
✅ Lime & Basil Sorbet
✅ Stem Ginger Cake
❌ Biscoff® Cheesecake

Kids (Piccolo)

Starters

✅ GF Baked Dough Balls with Garlic Butter
✅ GF Baked Dough Balls with Houmous
✅ Piccolo Salad
❌ Baked Dough Balls with Garlic Butter
❌ Baked Dough Balls with Houmous

Pizza (Gluten-Free Base)

✅ American
✅ Pepperoni
✅ Ham & Mushroom
✅ Margherita / Margherita with Light Mozzarella
✅ Pollo

Salad

❌ Pollo Milanese

Pasta

✅ Bolognese – Suitable for coeliacs if served with gluten-free Fusilli pasta
✅ Creamy Pesto – Suitable for coeliacs if served with gluten-free Fusilli pasta
✅ Napoletana – Suitable for coeliacs if served with gluten-free Fusilli pasta

Drinks

✅ Bambinoccino
✅ Bambinoccino with Oat Milk Made with Gluten-Free Oats
✅ Cawston Press Kids’ Drinks

Desserts

✅ Chocolate Brownie
✅ Piccolo Party Dough Balls – Suitable for coeliacs if served with gluten-free Dough Balls
✅ Piccolo Sundae with Vanilla Gelato and Baby Cone – Suitable for coeliacs without the Baby Cone
✅ Piccolo Sundae with Raspberry Sorbet and Baby Cone – Suitable for coeliacs without the Baby Cone
✅ Pip Organic Fruity/Rainbow Ice Lolly

Drinks

Cocktails

✅ Aperol Spritz – Suitable for vegans if served without orange
✅ Dean Street Collins -Suitable for vegans if served without lemon
✅ Espresso Martini
✅ Margarita- Suitable for vegans if served without lime
✅ Passion Fruit Martini
✅ Peachcello Spritz -Suitable for vegans if served without orange
✅ Raspberry Cosmo Spritz – Suitable for vegans if served without lime
✅ Soho Spritz -Suitable for vegans if served without lemon
✅ Strawberry Daiquiri – Suitable for vegans if served without lime
✅ Strawberry Mimosa

Sparkles & Juices

✅ Apple Juice
✅ Elderflower & Mint Sparkle -Suitable for vegans if served without lemon
✅ Lime & Ginger Sparkle – Suitable for vegans if served without lime
✅ Passion Fruit Still Lemonade
✅ Peach Sparkle -Suitable for vegans if served without orange
✅ Raspberry Sparkle -Suitable for vegans if served without lime
✅ Sicilian Still Lemonade
✅ Strawberry Sicilian Still
✅ Lemonade

Gin

✅ Classic G&T Suitable for vegans if served without lime
✅ Rhubarb & Raspberry G&T

Prosecco

✅ Prosecco D.O.C.
✅ Prosecco D.O.C. Ros

White Wine
✅ All White wines are safe for coeliac

Rose Wine

✅ All Rose wines are safe for coeliacs

Red Wine
✅ All red wines are safe for coeliac

Soft Drinks
✅ All soft drinks are suitable for coeliacs

Spirits & Liquers
✅ All spirits & Liquers are suitable for coeliacs

Beer & Cider

✅ Cornish Orchards Cider (Gold)
✅ Cornish Orchards Cider-(Raspberry & Elderflower)
✅ Gluten-Free Peroni Nastro Azzurro – Contains barley malt; gluten < 20 ppm

❌ London Pride
❌ Meantime Pizza Pale IPA
❌ Peroni Nastro Azzurro
❌ Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0
❌ PizzaExpress Birthday Brew

Tea & Coffee

✅ Americano
✅ Americano with Oat Milk -Made with gluten-free oats
✅ Bambinoccino
✅ Bambinoccino with Oat Milk – Made with gluten-free oats
✅ Cappuccino
✅ Cappuccino with Oat Milk -Made with gluten-free oats
✅ Espresso
✅ Flat White
✅ Flat White with Oat Milk -Made with gluten-free oats
✅ Hot Chocolate
✅ Hot Chocolate with Oat Milk -Made with gluten-free oats
✅ Latte
✅ Latte with Oat Milk
✅ Macchiato
✅ Macchiato with Oat Milk -Made with gluten-free oats
✅ Mocha
✅ Mocha with Oat Milk -Made with gluten-free oats
✅ Tea

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To Sum Up

Well, it seems Pizza Express has truly stepped up their game for those of us watching our gluten intake!

As of March 2025, they’re offering a rather impressive array of gluten-free options. From appetisers to mains and even desserts, there’s quite a lot to choose from.

Their gluten-free pizza bases can be used for all Romana and Classic pizzas, which is brilliant news for pizza lovers. They’ve also got gluten-free pasta dishes and even gluten-free Dough Balls – a Pizza Express staple!

It’s lovely to see they’re taking cross-contamination seriously, too, using separate preparation spaces and utensils for gluten-free dishes.

Of course, they do remind us to always check with them directly or consult their most up-to-date allergen information before ordering, especially if you have severe allergies or coeliac disease.

All in all, it’s quite heartening to see Pizza Express making such an effort to cater to gluten-free diners.

Looking for more gluten-free pizza options? Then you should check out my Pizza Hut and Domino’s guides. If you are looking for other eating out options, then check out my eating out guides.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What gluten-free options does Pizza Express offer?

• All Romana and Classic pizzas can be ordered with a gluten-free base.
• Most pasta dishes (except Chicken Parmigiana, Lasagna, and Cannelloni) can be ordered gluten-free.
• Gluten-free Dough Balls are available.
• Several starters, sides, and desserts are gluten-free.

How does Pizza Express prevent cross-contamination?

Pizza Express uses separate preparation spaces and utensils for gluten-free dishes. They also use only loose, gluten-free rice flour in their kitchens to reduce the risk of cross-contamination.

Are Pizza Express’s gluten-free options suitable for coeliacs?

Yes, Pizza Express’s gluten-free options are accredited by Coeliac UK. Their gluten-free dishes contain gluten at a level of no more than 20 parts per million (20ppm).

How can I identify gluten-free options on the menu?

Gluten-free dishes are marked as ‘GF’ on the menu. Gluten-free pizzas are served with a purple pizza slicer, and gluten-free pasta dishes are marked with a gluten-free sticker.

Does Pizza Express offer gluten-free options for children?

Yes, Pizza Express offers gluten-free options in their Piccolo (children’s) menu, including pizzas, pasta, and Dough Balls.

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